The launch facility consists of three major below ground features: the launch tube (or silo), the launcher equipment room (LER), and the launcher equipment building (LEB). These features were built to monitor and protect the missile while keeping it . . . — — Map (db m169343) HM
You are on the access road to November-33 - one of 150 Launch Facilities (LF) of the 321st Strategic Missile Wing (SMW) of Grand Forks Air Force Base. In this underground silo, from 1966 to 1997, one of humankind's most powerful weapons-a . . . — — Map (db m169336) HM
Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site — Oscar-Zero Missile Alert Facility
You are on the access road to Oscar-Zero- one of 15 Missile Alert Facilities (MAF) of the
321st Strategic Missile Wing (SMW) of Grand Forks Air Force . . . — — Map (db m176534) WM
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, 1991
"The United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, … conscious that nuclear war would have devastating consequences for all humanity, that it cannot be won and must . . . — — Map (db m169338) HM
The Minuteman nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) significantly changed the strategic nuclear capabilities of the United States. Prior to the development of the Minuteman, the U.S. relied upon liquid-fueled missiles for nuclear . . . — — Map (db m169337) HM
The worst rail disaster in North Dakota history happened Aug. 9, 1945 at 7:20 PM, one thousand feet west of here, on a one degree curve to the West. The first section of a Great Northern passenger train had to make an emergency stop, then the . . . — — Map (db m206392) HM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior November 25, 1980 — — Map (db m209445) HM
This missile is a full-scale model of a United States Army interceptor called a Spartan. Cavalier Air Force Station was originally part of a 6-part system known as SAFEGUARD designed to provide an anti-ballistic missile capability for defending . . . — — Map (db m209099) HM
This is the location of a log church constructed in 1885 under the direction
of Rev. Ransom Waite, a Presbyterian minister. The land for the
church and cemetery was deeded by Mary and Wm. Gavin. Timber for the log
church was cut locally and . . . — — Map (db m286015) HM
The first church in the northwest stood about three hundred feet
east of this marker. It was founded in 1818 by Father Joseph Dumoulin,
along with a school and cemetery. The site was abandoned after the
boundary survey and was not used until . . . — — Map (db m286060) HM
Site of "Fort Panbian", a Northwest fur trading post built by Charles Baptiste Chaboileez in 1797. In 1801 Alexander Henry Jr. built a fur trading post on the north side of the Pembina River for the Northwest Fur Company Opposition posts operated . . . — — Map (db m286063) HM
Marie Bottineau Baldwin, born Pembina 1863. Ojibwa attorney, suffragist. Stated Native women had “virtual suffrage since time immemorial.” — — Map (db m205232) HM
In honor of Walter Welford, the twentieth governor of North Dakota (1935-1936) and resident of the town of Pembina, Governor George A. Sinner planted this tree on September 30, 1992. A tree was planted in the hometown of every North Dakota governor . . . — — Map (db m306006) HM
Between 1843 and 1873, this house and store owned by Antoine B. Gingras served the Metis community in the northern Red River Valley.
The Metis emerged from the fur trade of the early 19th Century. Descended from French and British traders . . . — — Map (db m305666) HM
This warehouse is the eldest building in North Dakota having been
built about 1851 by Norman Kittson agent for the American Fur
Company. This building was originally built on the townsite of
Walhalla, then called St. Joseph, adjoining Father . . . — — Map (db m286014) HM
Some of the challenges associated with Devils Lake's closed-basin nature is lake level fluctuations. The dramatic lake rise from 1993 to 2011 resulted in tens of thousands of acres of flooded agricultural land, the relocation of hundreds of homes . . . — — Map (db m242768) HM
Forty-seven downtown properties comprise the Devils Lake Commercial District, a. U.S. National Park Service recognized historic district, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, this nation's official list of historically significant . . . — — Map (db m162604) HM
Forty-seven downtown properties comprise the Historic Devils Lake Commercial District, a U.S. national Park Service recognized historic district, listed in the national Register of Historic Places. The Commercial District is contained within a . . . — — Map (db m242837) HM
Situated mostly on Sections 33 and 34, in Township 154, Range 64, Devils Lake was established by H. M. Creel in 1882. Originally known as Creelsburg, Devils Lake was incorporated in 1884 and secured a connection to James J. Hill's great northern . . . — — Map (db m242767) HM
On the site of the parking lot to the west, stood one of the city's landmark buildings. Last known as Keating's Furniture Annex, the building housed several businesses through the years and was razed in 1994 as part of the Ramsey National Bank and . . . — — Map (db m162605) HM
This commemorates the landing of the steamboat ”Minnie H.” built and commanded by Captain E. E. Herman July 4, 1883 Erected by Lakewood Booster Club 1933 — — Map (db m162606) HM
Authorized by the North Dakota 48th Legislative Assembly to honor the members of The 164th Infantry Regiment, North Dakota Army National Guard ☆ The 164th Infantry Regiment of the Americal Division was the . . . — — Map (db m241211) HM
Devils Lake The question is often asked where did the name "Devils Lake" come from? Long before European settlers came to this area, local Native Americans fondly referred to the lake as "Mníwakháŋ," meaning water with energy, . . . — — Map (db m242839) HM
Devils Lake is rightly considered to be largely a product of glaciation, but the geologic events that led to its origin began long before the first glaciers came to North Dakota. An intricate series of events, beginning about 65 million years ago, . . . — — Map (db m242838) HM
Standing Rock
Standing Rock, a sacred site to the Native people of this region, is called "Inyan Bosndata" in the Santee language.
The rock itself is what geologists call
metamorphic gneiss (pronounced
"nice")—a combination of . . . — — Map (db m177311) HM
The Inyan Bosendata of the Dakota
Indians used this site as a place
for ceremonials and offerings.
In 1839 the explorers Nicollet and
Fremont noted this landmark on the
maps of that date. The state geographic board has designated this
place . . . — — Map (db m175432) HM
Born near Hatton, ND May 19, 1896. 1915 — Mayville State College graduate. Enderlin Educator — 20 years. 1918 — Worked for women’s suffrage with League of Women Voters. 1935 — President of ND American Legion Auxiliary. 1946-1954 — First female ND . . . — — Map (db m213991) HM
An Ancient Sea Eastern North Dakota was covered by the
Western Interior Seaway between sixty
and ninety million years ago. This warm
subtropical sea was less than 500 feet
deep and stretched from the Arctic
Ocean to the Gulf of . . . — — Map (db m183997) HM
Fort Ransom, a United States Military Post, established on this
site on June 18. 1867, was one of a chain of forts in Dakota
Territory established to protect frontier settlements. All
buildings were of substantial log construction and . . . — — Map (db m175426) HM
Historic Fort Ransom
Fort Ransom (1867-72) was one of several small military outposts established by General Alfred H. Terry to place troops in strategic locations along frontier transportation routes as a defensive measure against Indian . . . — — Map (db m176138) HM
Native Prairies
A carpet of grass once covered 400,000
square miles of North America-one-
third of the vast region stretching from
Ohio to the Rockies and from Canada to
Texas. Today, native prairie is difficult to
find-you are standing . . . — — Map (db m177586) HM
Pyramid Hill
Pyramid Hill has long been a topic of local debate sometimes heated. The hill's obvious geometric shape begs the question of just how it was formed.
Geologists believe that Pyramid Hill is a natural feature—the result of . . . — — Map (db m177165) HM
Standing Rock Lutheran Church
was organized at this homestead on Feb. 23.
1882. by itinerant pastor I. L. Lundeby of Valley
City, N.D. Six area families became members
at this meeting, Nels Olson, Gilbert Hanson,
Ole Rufsvold, Erick . . . — — Map (db m175695) HM
Writing Rock
Just over the ridge to the west, a rock
bears some very unusual markings.
These script-like engravings are the topic
of much speculation and debate.
Geologists believe that running water
etched the stone, or that ancient . . . — — Map (db m177126) HM
This building is listed on early maps and drawings
of Fort Abercrombie as a barracks. Barracks were
the living quarters for the enlisted soldiers at Fort
Abercrombie. The front of the building had two
squad rooms where the soldiers slept. . . . — — Map (db m177197) HM
The reconstructed cannon
bastion in front of you shows
what the fortifications at Fort
Abercrombie might have looked
like during the siege in 1862.
Prior to the siege, defensive
fortifications around Fort
Abercrombie simply did not exist. . . . — — Map (db m177318) HM
In 1866 this building was listed on maps as Fort
Abercrombie's carpenter shop. In 1868, Assistant
Surgeon W. H. Gardner described this building
as having rooms for a blacksmith, carpenter, painter
and saddler. By 1871, maps show this being . . . — — Map (db m184217) HM
The commissary storehouse held Fort Abercrombie's
food supply. It was a long, single-story structure
built of hewn logs and covered with clapboard
siding. A storehouse was typically one of the first
buildings constructed at a frontier fort. . . . — — Map (db m177194) HM
Straight ahead of you and down along the bank
of the river is the approximate location of the ferry
crossing that served Fort Abercrombie.
This photograph shows the ferry as it crosses
the Red River. You are in roughly the same spot
as the . . . — — Map (db m176610) HM
Fort Abercrombie, the first United States military post to be established
in what is now North Dakota, was authorized at this point in 1857 and was
named in honor of Lt. Col. John J. Abercrombie, The extensive trade
between Canada and the . . . — — Map (db m175574) HM WM
Fort Abercrombie, the first
military post in North Dakota was established in 1857 as a protection to the settlements in the Red River Valley. It served as a gateway to the northwest for 20 years. Abandoned in 1877. — — Map (db m176536) HM
The building in front of you was Fort Abercrombie's
guardhouse. It has been restored to look as it would
have in the 1860s and 1870s. The guardhouse
functioned in many ways like a police station.
Soldiers on guard detail provided security . . . — — Map (db m176740) HM
You are standing in roughly the same spot where a photographer
took this picture of Fort Abercrombie's headquarters building.
The headquarters building is in the foreground of the photograph.
It stood one-and-a-half stories tall and had a porch . . . — — Map (db m176709) HM
Fort Abercrombie's second hospital was built
in 1867. It replaced the hospital building that sat
on the north side of the fort. Assistant Surgeon W.H.
Gardner described this new hospital as a two-story
frame building with clapboard siding.
In . . . — — Map (db m176742) HM
This building first served as Fort Abercrombie's
hospital. After the completion of a new hospital
in 1867, Assistant Surgeon W.H. Gardner described
this building as having six rooms for Lieutenants'
quarters. Behind this building was a long low . . . — — Map (db m176613) HM
In front of you was a long row of crude log buildings.
In 1868 Assistant Surgeon W.H. Gardner described
these buildings as quarters for married soldiers.
On later maps of Fort Abercrombie, these log
buildings are listed as laundresses . . . — — Map (db m177141) HM
A magazine is a building used to store gunpowder
and ammunition. This drawing shows what Fort
Abercrombie's magazine may have looked like
in the mid 1860s. Fort Abercrombie's first
magazine was a brick building 14 feet wide and
34 feet long. . . . — — Map (db m176607) HM
Above is a drawing of what Fort Abercrombie's
quartermaster storehouse may have looked like.
It was constructed sometime between 1866
and 1868. The quartermaster storehouse held
things such as tools, clothing, footwear, kitchen
utensils, and . . . — — Map (db m177207) HM
In 1868 Assistant Surgeon W.H. Gardner described
this building as a stable for officers' horses.
It was a log building 36 feet long and 26 feet wide.
This was one of several stables that were used
at Fort Abercrombie. Animals including horses, . . . — — Map (db m176589) HM
This two-story building was completed in January
of 1870 as officers' quarters. An 1871 map of Fort
Abercrombie shows this building being used
as quarters by the surgeon and the chaplain.
In addition to treating the sick, the surgeon . . . — — Map (db m176577) HM
The sutler's store was a log building situated on
the southeast side of the fort. Sutlers were civilian
contractors who supplied forts with items the army
would not or could not supply. They sold food
such as eggs, milk, cheese, and vegetables, . . . — — Map (db m176636) HM WM
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As you view this eternal memorial, remember the names and why they are here. Be grateful, be proud.
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We honor all those who have served their country in the armed forces during conflict and peace. With . . . — — Map (db m101280) HM
Dedicated to the men and women who served our country during
World War II ·
Korea ·
Viet Nam ·
War on Terror
Dedicated July 4, 1989
North Dakota Centennial
W. W. II
Elmer F. Berseth ·
Robert R. Dreager · . . . — — Map (db m262242) WM
In commemoration of Richland County citizens
who rendered services to our country during
1917 – The Great World War – 1918
Honor Roll
Aadland, Alfred ·
Aarfor, Leif J. ·
Aarhus, Gilbert ·
Abraham, Edwaldt ·
Adams, . . . — — Map (db m262245) WM
Erected by Sumner Womans Relief Corps No. 7 Auxiliary to the G.A.R. In memory of the Union veterans of the Civil War. 1861 — 1865 — — Map (db m262238) WM
Born: July 15, 1828 Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Died: March 13, 1923 Forman, Sargent County, North Dakota Founder of the City of Forman, North Dakota and doner of the land upon which stands this memorial to his memory. Erected by . . . — — Map (db m205764) HM
About 2,000 feet northwest of this marker is the site of one of many overnight camps made by Gen. Henry Sibley and his army during his Northwest Indian campaign into Dakota Territory in 1863.
Summer that year was especially hot and dry with . . . — — Map (db m288744) HM
